By Jacob Meikel The MIAA released its preseason coaches poll on Tuesday, and Missouri Western men’s and women’s basketball find themselves middle of the pack heading into 2024-25. The Western men, led by head coach Will Martin in his fifth season with the team, was ranked sixth among 14 colleges competing in the MIAA this
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By Jacob Meikel The Kansas City Chiefs exercised a “next-man-up” mentality in their Monday night win over the New Orleans Saints, leaning on two free agent gems. Kareem Hunt and JuJu Smith-Schuster were two former Chiefs sitting on the free agent market for any team to snatch them up. Neither team went into training camp
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By Kyle Schmidt Missouri has a growing number of officials despite the nation facing a shortage, and it is time to celebrate them. According to theNational Federation of State High School Associations, “approximately 50,000 individuals have discontinued their service as high school officials since the 2018-19 season.” Toni Hill, associate executive director of the Missouri
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By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores from the city and area matchups for the sixth week of high school football. Savannah defeats Cameron 62-7. Lafayette falls to Chillicothe 20-14. Riverside defeats Horton 27-0. Central falls to Oak Park 52-13. Benton falls to Maryville 49-7. Bishop LeBlond defeats KC East Christian 64-24. East Buchanan
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By Jill Pritchard Missouri Department of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — For over 30 years, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Community Forestry Council (MCFC) have recognized Missourians who prove themselves to be outstanding stewards of our community trees. On August 22, a new group of recipients were acknowledged for their efforts
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By Joe Jerek Missouri Department of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages deer hunters to share their harvests to help feed hungry Missourians. MDC also reminds deer hunters of mandatory and voluntary chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing opportunities and other CWD regulations. Missouri’s deer season opened with archery hunting
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By Calvin Silvers Up in Savannah, Missouri, while it may not be homecoming, fans can still expect a thrilling atmosphere as they cheer on their Savages in a high-stakes MEC conference showdown against the Cameron Dragons. Both teams have faced their fair share of injuries to key players and faced narrow losses, but this Friday
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By NewsPress Now The local chapter of Delta Waterfowl is hosting a meeting next week to discuss the state of public waterfowl hunting. Area managers of managed wetlands in Northwest Missouri will discuss current conditions, plans and goals beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Missouri Department of Conservation Northwest Regional Headquarters, 701
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By Calvin Silvers As we dive into Week 6 of the high school football season, it’s hard to believe we’re already past the halfway mark. This week promises more high-stakes action, which includes the showdown between the visiting Cameron Dragons and the Savannah Savages. For the past decade, the Savages have held the upper hand,
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By Joe Jerek Missouri Department of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With deer and turkey hunting underway in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds non-hunters to practice safety measures when afield during hunting seasons. “Safety while hunting is ultimately the responsibility of the hunter,” said MDC Hunter Education Coordinator Justin McGuire. “Hunters must
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By Jacob Meikel A softball bout between two conference foes, each with one loss on the year, ends in the Mid-Buchanan Dragons defeating North Platte 4-1 on Tuesday. Both teams entered Tuesday night’s contest in Dearborn as two of the top teams in Class 2. Neither Mid-Buchanan nor North Platte would see an opponent as
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By Jacob Meikel Don Chancey becomes the latest St. Joseph native to claim hardware in a Missouri Golf Association tournament. Earlier in September, Chancey claimed the 35th Annual MGA Senior Amateur Championship in Kansas City, but it wasn’t without a little drama. The final round of the two-day tournament at Blue Hills Country Club saw
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By Kyle Schmidt A local professional fighter is making a name for himself in his sport and preparing to defend his perfect record in a bout set for next weekend. St. Joseph native Tyson Hicks, also known as “Battleship,” currently holds a 4-0 record in combat sports. “When I step in there, I know it’s
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By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores of your favorite city and area teams. Bishop LeBlond falls to Archie 38-14 Both teams headed into Friday’s game undefeated, and both entered as top-tier teams in the 8-man ranks. Just as LeBlond was looking to get on the scoreboard in the first quarter, Archie got a
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By Calvin Silvers The No.4-ranked Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles soar into Week 5 with an impressive 4-0 record, but this week presents their toughest challenge yet, gearing up to face the defending 8-Man state champions and top-ranked Archie Whirlwinds, who are hungry to maintain their reign of dominance. As the Whirlwinds roll into town, they’ll
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By Calvin Silvers The Kansas City Chiefs will head into Week 4 facing a familiar rival, the Los Angeles Chargers, who are eager to ruin the Chiefs’ perfect record. This matchup brings an exciting twist for Kansas City, as they have activated running back Kareem Hunt to the active roster after a week on the
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By Calvin Silvers The Savannah Savages boys’ tennis team recently achieved an impressive 2nd place finish in the Class 1 District 16 Tournament, highlighted by Cole Horton’s victory in the Class 1 singles state championship. This remarkable success did not go unnoticed, as MSHSAA honored head coach Wakefield Hare with the prestigious 2023-2024 Boys Tennis
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By Jacob Meikel Missouri Western football is putting the bad taste of a tough loss from over the weekend in the past, but taking away the positives of a well-fought battle for the future. The Griffons found themselves on the doorstep of an upset in Emporia, Kansas, this past weekend by pushing No. 13 Emporia
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By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores of your favorite city and area teams. Bishop LeBlond defeats Plattsburg 60-12 in News-Press NOW’s Game of the Week. If the opening kickoff served as a foreshadow of how Friday’s nights contest would play out, Bishop LeBlond would serve as the beneficiary. Plattsburg would fumble the opening
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By Calvin Silvers The Plattsburg Tigers are making waves in the 8-man football scene after their transition from 11-man just two seasons ago. Right out of the gate, they found success, making a strong run to the state quarterfinals against South Holt last season. While fans last saw star quarterback Isaia Howard in that quarterfinal
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By Calvin Silvers It’s Week 4 of the high school football season and this week’s ‘Game of the Week’ features two 8-man teams in the 3-0 Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles, traveling to Plattsburg to take on the 2-0 Tigers, who moved to 8-man football two seasons ago. Like last year, LeBlond will face the Tigers
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By Jacob Meikel Northwest Missouri State football got out of its 0-2 rut by trusting its run game, and saving its best rushing performance of the season for its first win. During the two-game skid that equaled the worst start to a season for Northwest since 1994, Northwest had rushing totals of -17 and 32
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By Jacob Meikel The Benton Cardinals served up a 3-0 loss to the Central Indians on Monday to improve the Cardinals’ record to 8-0 on the season. The last two meetings between these St. Joseph School District foes had gone the distance in the past, going five sets, with both happening in comeback fashion when
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By Calvin Silvers Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow entered Sunday’s afternoon contest against the Kansas City Chiefs with a 3-1 record over Patrick Mahomes, with fans even calling Arrowhead, “Burrowhead.” It was another contest in this AFC rivalry, and once again came down to a final-minute score. It was Deja Vu for Chiefs’ kicker Harrison
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By Calvin Silvers On Saturday, as the sun set in Maryville, Missouri, Bearcat Stadium was lit by the stadium lights, shining down on an MIAA upset. The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats came into the contest against Fort Hays State at 0-2, hoping to avoid a 0-3 start for the first time since 1994. FHSU is
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By NewsPress Now Check out the final scores of the city and area matchups for the third week of high school football. Lafayette defeats Benton 22-0 Lafayette continues to dominate the all-time series against Benton, and it wasn’t particularly close. The Fighting Irish’s ability to do damage on the ground and through the air proved
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By My Courier-Tribune While typically allergy season hits for people in spring, for many allergy sufferers, the fall can be just as bad. Ragweed and mold are the biggest triggers of allergies this time of year. The peak of fall allergy season is approaching, as pollen and mold spores are reaching extreme levels and rapidly
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By My Courier-Tribune Landscaping with native plants that furnish cover, seeds and insects for birds allows people to enjoy watching birds year-round. But maybe there’s no yard or an individual doesn’t have the time or physical ability to maintain a garden, according to press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Those would-be birdwatchers can
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By My Courier-Tribune As the fall air moves in, mushrooms begin to make their way to the surface. While the spring morel often comes to mind when thinking about mushroom hunting, it’s in the fall that other edible mushrooms start to appear, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. You may have heard about hen
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By NewsPress Now Benton @ Lafayette The Fighting Irish host their crosstown rival in a series that Lafayette has owned. They own the latest bragging rights when they won 26-14 at Sparks Field last season. Benton enters this one off of a 21-14 loss to Central last Friday night. Central v. Grandview 2024 marks the
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